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EuroVolley: A Russian king and a deck of aces

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The 2013 CEV VELUX European Volleyball championship final tallied with the end of the summer for the national teams. While the main actors already joined their old or new clubs in a hectic preparation for the new season, we, the fans, are still reliving the memories of the games in Poland and Denmark. It might […]

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Surprising transfers backstage. Will ‘stars’ shine for Trentino again?

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Osmany Juantorena and Matey Kaziyski in Serie A? This sentence sounds oddly but perhaps truly. Volleyball journalists in Italy got hold of extremely interesting and vital news about last summer’s transfers processes in Tretino Volley presenting what happened in corridors.   When a players-and-coaching quintet ,Omany Juantorena, Matey Kaziyski, Raphael Vieira de Oliveria, Mitar Djuric, […]

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ECH 2015 Women: Pools revealed today!

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2014 is almost gone and we will remember it mostly with the World Championships (both Men and Women). However, the future lies ahead of us and 2015 for sure will offer us some of the hottest international volleyball competitions. One of them is the 2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship- Women which will be hosted by […]

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Les Weinstein intéressés par “Les Lyonnais” ?

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Les frères Weinstein veulent distribuer le prochain film d’Olivier Marchal aux Etats-Unis. Après Intouchables le mois dernier (et surtout The Artist, que ces rois du lobbying comptent mettre sur orbite pour les Oscars), c’est un autre film français qui susciterait l’intérêt des frères Weinstein : Les Lyonnais. Selon Variety, ils seraient actuellement en discussions avec […]

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EU leaders expect budget disputes to simmer all summer

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by Amazon Polly EU leaders are still so far apart on a long-term budget deal that agreeing where they disagree most on Friday will count as a win at their videoconference get-together. Capitals are at least aligned on the necessity for a deal before the end of […]

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Air Canada Urges Staff To Promote Travel Despite Public Health Advice

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Air Canada asked its employees to encourage Canadians to fly both domestically and internationally, the same day Canada hit a dark benchmark of 100,000 COVID-19 cases and close to 10,000 related deaths. The request was made in an internal email sent to staff Thursday and obtained by HuffPost Canada, while public health officials continue to […]

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Canada’s Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Will Be Piloted In Ontario

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TORONTO — A new mobile app will notify Canadians if they’ve come in contact with someone who’s tested positive for COVID-19, government officials said Thursday.  The app will launch in Ontario around July 2 and then roll out to other provinces and territories throughout the summer.  “I want to stress that this app will be […]

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B.C. Ports Quiet As Workers Stop Operations In Support Of Juneteenth

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VANCOUVER — Ports along the West Coast of Canada and the United States were quiet Friday as workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union stopped operations to support racial equality and social justice. A statement from the union said the eight-hour action was to honour Juneteenth, the celebration of the emancipation of slaves in […]

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Canadians Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor Charged With Spying In China

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BEIJING — China has charged two detained Canadians with spying, escalating tensions between the two countries following the arrest in Vancouver 18 months ago of a senior Huawei executive wanted on U.S. charges. Chinese prosecutors said Friday that Michael Kovrig was charged in Beijing on suspicion of spying for state secrets and intelligence. Michael Spavor was […]